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‘The Bachelor’: Is Tenley’s new job in danger?

February 9th, 2010, 9:43 am by The Watcher

TenleyHuntington Beach resident Tenley Molzahn made it through to the Final Three on “The Bachelor” Monday night, as expected, but the result made the Watcher concerned that her prospective role as the next “Bachelorette” might be in danger.

The cause of this worry is the central drama of Monday’s episode: Ali’s tearful voluntary departure. Let’s recap: After visiting the families of each of the four finalists, Jake was all set to boot Gia when Ali came to him and said she needed to choose between saving her job or staying on the show. Jake would not promise her the gold ring, so Ali left.

To which the Watcher says: How stupid do the producers think we are?

Someone signs up for a reality show, gets permission from her employer to be on it in the first place, and all of a sudden has to return? And this happens two seasons in a row? (You’ll recall Ed pulling the same stunt on “The Bachelorette.”) The show-runners need to apply a little more imagination to their fake dramas.

What worries the Watcher is that by making Ali leave early, the producers might be signalling that she is their “Bachelorette” choice. That would leave Tenley with the unhappy fate of  either being Jake’s “choice” and not marrying him in the future or being the one he dumps in the Final Rose Ceremony.

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Super Bowl 44 ranks as No. 1 broadcast ever

February 8th, 2010, 9:37 pm by The Watcher

Capt. B.F. PierceThe 27-year reign of the “M*A*S*H” finale as the most-watched U.S. TV broadcast ever ended Sunday night, when Super Bowl 44 pulled in an average of 106.5 million viewers.

That just squeaked past “M*A*S*H,” which drew an average of 106 million viewers over the 2.5-hour final episode, which aired Feb. 28, 1983.  Of course, there were 70 million fewer Americans then, leaving Sunday’s Super Bowl far behind in rating and share numbers.

“M*A*S*H” was watched in 60 percent of all TV households and by 77 percent of households watching TV at the time, compared with 45/68 for the Super Bowl.

The massive football numbers helped CBS’s new series “Undercover Boss” to a massive opening: 38.6 million viewers. That’s the most for a post-Super Bowl show since “Survivor: Australian Outback” premiered in 2001. The record remains the nearly 53 million who tuned in for a special episode of “Friends” in 1996.

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‘Housewife’ Tamra denies she has a new boyfriend

February 8th, 2010, 2:29 pm by RICHARD CHANG, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

tamra-barney2_editLast night, the celebrity gossip Web site Radaronline.com reported that “Real Housewife of Orange County” Tamra Barney has a new boyfriend.

His name is Eddie Judge. He’s from Ladera Ranch. Radaronline.com reported that Simon Barney, the man to whom Tamra has been married for 11 years, caught Eddie and Tamra holding hands and “acting like a couple” Saturday night at a club in the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.

In the post, Simon called it “the ultimate betrayal” since he’s friends with Judge. He confronted Judge, asked him if he was (bleeping) his wife, and then fell to his knees as security was escorting him out.

Simon filed for divorce from Tamra on Jan. 7, alleging infidelity, emotional abuse and irreconcilable differences.

Tamra denies that she and Judge are dating or are a couple. “We’re really good friends,” she said in an interview today. “I think he’s a wonderful person. He’s helped me a lot through this. If something does evolve, I’d be lucky.”

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‘Real Housewives’ Watchalong: Who’s done here?

February 5th, 2010, 10:20 pm by The Watcher

Tattoo youEach week, the Watcher reviews the “action” on the latest episode of “The Real Housewives of Orange County.”

Previously on RHOC: Oh, who cares?

Tonight begins with Tamra, escorted by friend Ricky and adult son Ryan, stopping by the local tattoo parlor.

We assume it’s to receive her long-overdue tramp stamp, but instead Tamra aims to get husband Simon’s name inked on her ring finger.

“I think [Simon] definitely feels like I don’t really sincerely love him,” Tamra explains. “How else can you prove it?”

How else, indeed? Of course we shouldn’t be too critical of Tamra. Coming up with one idea is pretty good for her.

Tamra wonders aloud whether getting a tattoo will hurt or she might contract a disease. Getting no assurances on either count, Tamra plunges ahead.

Soon she is writhing in pain. “I don’t know how you do this,” she tells Ryan, who gets a new tattoo about as often as most of us go to Starbucks.

“I’ve heard a lot of times as soon as you tattoo someone’s name on your body you get divorced or you break up,” Tamra tells the camera. “I hope it’s not the kiss of death.”

As we are all well aware, Simon recently sued for divorce. I guess now we know the reason.

At last, the artist finishes, and Tamra displays her finger for all to see. The tattoo looks like “Somon.”

Somon? Maybe now that they’ve split, she can have it changed to “Someone.”

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Lynne appears next, indulging in the RHOC tradition of talking on the cell phone while driving. I think the producers should send out a schedule of when these women will be on the roads, yakking and filming all the while, so the rest of us can steer clear.

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‘Survivor’: Have all the beans been spilled?

February 5th, 2010, 7:11 am by The Watcher

Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains

We’re just a week away from the start of “Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains,” the second “Survivor” season to feature an all-stars cast.

And it appears that, just like with the first all-star season, CBS was unable to keep a lid on the outcome.

Several spoilers have cropped up on the Internet purporting to have the scoop on what happened on Samoa last summer. It’s the Watcher’s policy not to leave spoilers in plain sight, so if you want to know, click through to the rest of this article.

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‘American Idol’: Hooray for Hollywood

February 4th, 2010, 8:18 am by The Watcher

The audition episodes of “American Idol” at last are over. It was just eight episodes’ worth, but the process seemed to drag on forever.

Wednesday’s conclusion offered a grab bag of clips from all seven audition cities, but the real purpose was to introduce us to members of the top 24.

The lucky two dozen won’t be officially revealed until Feb. 17, but they were selected in mid-January. Based on Wednesday’s episode, several of the chosen few should be obvious. If you can’t wait two weeks, the website Joe’s Place has what looks to be an authentic list.

The Watcher’s favorites: In truth, because of the Top 24-introduction theme, we saw more talent Wednesday than any other night of the auditions. To me, the night’s winner was a tossup between bluesy-voiced Lee Dewyze and ultra-nervous waitress Didi Benami. The Watcher doesn’t normally endorse criers, but we’ll make an exception for her.

Makeover needed: I hate to sound like Victoria Beckham, but I’ll bet the Idol stylists are rooting hard for Crystal Bowersox to make the Top 12 so they can get ahold of her. Great voice, bad look.

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Simon and Tamra’s marriage crumbles on ‘Housewives’

February 3rd, 2010, 5:28 pm by RICHARD CHANG, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Tamra Barney, left, and Simon Barney during slightly better times. They’re shopping at La Perla in Costa Mesa. Photo by Kelsey McNeal, Bravo.

Greetings, folks! Welcome back to another thrilling preview of “The Real Housewives of Orange County”!

Here we give you a sneak peek at what transpires on the next episode of Orange County’s best-known (and most-loathed?) reality TV series. Episode 11 airs Thursday at 10 a.m. on Bravo, or earlier if you have satellite TV or Bravo’s HD channel. Check your local listings.

If you watched the end of last week’s dramatic episode, you’ll recall that it ended with a teaser for episode 11. This Thursday night, we shall witness a meeting between Gretchen Rossi andblog_slideshow_templatehousewives original housewife Vicki Gunvalson. Gretchen is showing Vicki her new makeup line, Gretchen Christine Beauté. Vicki asks Gretchen, “Does Slade (Smiley) help you… financially?” Gretchen doesn’t appear to say anything.

Later, Gretchen offers in a one-on-one interview, “It’s none of her effin’ business!”

Our dear friend Lynne Curtin, who broke down at the last “Housewives” meal, says, “Every dinner I’ve been to has drama.” Then we see a scene where one of the wives (probably Lynne) is holding a bottle of red wine that says, “Bitch.” It’s a 2008 — I hear that’s a good year.

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‘American Idol’: New lows in Mile High City

February 3rd, 2010, 9:36 am by The Watcher

SkeletorIt’s official: The audition episode of “American Idol” is dead.

After nine years of watching goofballs in crazy costumes and listening to Randy Jackson say “a million billion percent yes,” it’s time for the producers to come up with a new pre-competition format.

The season’s trend of most audition episodes being worse than the ones before continued in Denver, where the season reached its low in talent and novelty.

The horror was abetted by the return of guest judge Victoria Beckham, who  seems incapable of being concerned with anything other than how someone looks - even though she herself resembles a skeleton with breast implants. Reports have Posh Spice joining the judging panel on Simon Cowell’s American version of “X Factor,” which just enforces the Watcher’s suspicion that it will be one of the most celebrated bombs in TV history.

Reports also have two of the Denver auditioners we saw making the Top 24 (spoilers in link) - and you’ll probably be shocked by who they are.

Our favorite singer: Opener Mark Labiola, whose crazy story of his fugitive childhood was upstaged by a sparkling version of Squeeze’s “Tempted.” At least he sang a song we haven’t heard a million billion times on “AI.”

Next: Tonight ends the audition sequence (!) with a catchall of segments from the seven cities.

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‘The Bachelor’: Tenley’s ordeal continues

February 2nd, 2010, 9:46 am by The Watcher

TenleyTenley Molzahn remained in captivity Monday night, as the Huntington Beach woman once again received a rose from “The Bachelor,” Jake Pavelka.

Tenley’s fate never really was in doubt, as she and Jake got along famously on their solo date, exhibiting the sort of wide-eyed blandness that passes for conversation on the show.

Instead, the final rose left Jake with a choice between bad-girl Vienna and virginal Corrie. “Values”-driven Jake of course took Vienna, exposing Jake as either a hypocrite or the puppet of the producers. Or both.

With Vienna almost certainly not in the final two, this leaves Tenley in an excellent position to win the role as the next “Bachelorette.” Unfortunately for her, she continues to look like the front-runner for the far-lesser position of the season’s “winner,” leaving Ali or Gia with the greater prize.

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‘Lost’: 0 hours and counting

February 1st, 2010, 10:51 am by The Watcher

Is the Watcher the only one who can’t wait?

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